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Podcast: What’s the Difference Between MERCY and GRACE?

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Is Mercy simply another word for Grace? Find out in this short taught thriller of an episode! http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0161.mp3

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The Problem with Christocentrism

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As we’ve discussed in the previous posts, there has been a growing move toward a Christocentric orientation in theology since Barth, and especially over the last fifty years. I enthusiastically applaud this trend, for I’m…

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Podcast: How Do You Make Sense of the Wrath of God in John 3:36?

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Learn and Turn. Greg discusses why the wrath of God is probably not an emotion of God but a way of describing the consequences built in to sin. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0160.mp3

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Overemphasizing Christ?

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In response to my work, some have argued that I tend to overemphasize Christ. In light of the claim that in Jesus we have the one and only definitive Word of God and that no…

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Podcast: What Does it Mean for Jesus to Mediate for God if Jesus IS God?

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Greg discusses what it means for each member of the Trinity to have different roles. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0159.mp3

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15 Reasons Open Theism is TRUE (a reply to Andrew Wilson)

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Article by Dan Kent Recently, Andrew Wilson shared an impressive critique of open theism called: “Responding To Open Theism In Fourteen Words.” Andrew’s article didn’t persuade me, but it did challenge me (seriously!). Below I…

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Modern Theologians and the Centrality of Christ

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During the twentieth century the development of a Christocentric reading of the Scriptures—which is crucial to understanding what I argue in Crucifixion of the Warrior God—surged in the wake of Karl Barth’s publication of his…

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Christus Victor Atonement and Girard’s Scapegoat Theory

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Many of the major criticisms of Crucifixion of the Warrior God that have been raised since it was published four weeks ago have come from folks who advocate Rene Girard’s understanding of the atonement. A…

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Early Anabaptists and the Centrality of Christ

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In a previous post, I wrote about the Christocentric interpretation of the Scriptures espoused by the magisterial Reformers, specifically Luther and Calvin. Their hermeneutic was focused on the work and the offices of Christ, but…

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The Reformers and the Centrality of Christ

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The Christocentric nature of the Church’s hermeneutic approached a zenith in the Protestant Reformation. While Luther and Calvin rejected allegorical interpretation, in theory if not in practice, they nevertheless relied on typology and other creative…

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Reviewing the Reviews: Derek Flood

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In this second “Review of the Reviews” of Crucifixion of the Warrior God, I will discuss the three-part review of Derek Flood. In part 1 Derek provides a nice overview of the Introduction through chapter…

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Podcast: Does the Resurrection Diminish the Sacrifice of Jesus?

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Greg discusses God’s sacrifice, the nature of separation from God, and shares a powerful story from his time in Cambodia, and offers this as an analogy for Christ’s inner sacrifice. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0155.mp3

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How the Church Fathers Read the OT

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After the completion of the New Testament, the church fathers developed theology in their increasingly Gentile post-apostolic church in such a way that many of the distinctively Jewish features of the NT’s use of the…

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When God Wears Masks

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At various times throughout the OT we find Yahweh assuming the role of a tester, refiner, punisher and even an enemy of Israel (e.g. Jer. 9:7; Lam. 2:5; Isa 63:10). Yet, when we examine these…

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Podcast: Do You Read Fiction?

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Greg discusses his reading habits, and admits to only reading philosophical, or theological, fiction. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0154.mp3

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Podcast: Does God Speak to People in Dreams?

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Greg discusses whether God peeks his head into your dreams. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0153.mp3

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Reviewing the Reviews: Rob Grayson (Faith Meets World)

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Well folks, Crucifixion of the Warrior God (CWG) has been out three weeks and it’s already in its third printing! That blows me away! Thank you!! We’re already getting deeply moving testimonies of how this…

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Podcast: Can We Use the Scholarly Work of Someone We Learn is a Sexual Predator?

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Greg discusses the troubling case of professor John Howard Yoder and considers whether we should use such a person’s writing in our own thinking. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0152.mp3

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Reflections on the Awakenings Conference

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There was so much to love about last week’s Missio Alliance conference, Awakenings. For one thing, the diversity of both the crowd and the presenters was absolutely beautiful. N.T. Wright went so far as to…

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Divine Accommodation in the Early Church

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One of the basic points made in The Crucifixion of the Warrior God is that the Old Testament reveals how God adjusts his revelation and instructions to accommodate the weakness of his covenant people. This…

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